Sword Blades and Poppy Seed

Amy Lowell (1874–1925) · 1914

Mixed forms · 3,233 lines in 51 sections

Amy Lowell's imagist collection.

Measured across the book

Across its 3,233 lines, 90% of stressed syllables fall on the beat (95% interval 90% to 91%). Alliteration runs at 0.94 times what shuffling the words would give (0.27 observed against 0.28 expected). 22% of the lines have a feminine ending.

Baselines and intervals are described in the methods.

Contents

Sword Blades and Poppy Seedtrochaic tetrameter · 20 linesPoppy Seediambic dimeter · 19 linesSword Blades and Poppy Seediambic tetrameter · AABB · 449 linesThe Captured Goddessiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 43 linesThe Precinct. Rochesteriambic tetrameter · 83 linesThe Cyclistsiambic tetrameter · 70 linesTo Ezra Poundiambic tetrameter · 66 linesThe Coal Pickeriambic tetrameter · AABB · 47 linesStorm-Rackediambic pentameter · ABBAABBACDCDEE · 14 linesConvalescenceiambic pentameter · 14 linesPatienceiambic tetrameter · 28 linesApologyAABBCC · 30 linesA Petitioniambic pentameter · 14 linesA Blockheadiambic pentameter · AABB · 14 linesStupidityiambic tetrameter · 20 linesIronyiambic pentameter · 14 linesHappinesstrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesThe Last Quarter of the Mooniambic pentameter · ABBBA · 45 linesA Tale of Starvationiambic pentameter · 132 linesThe Foreigneranapaestic dimeter · 84 linesAbsenceiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 15 linesA Giftiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 11 linesThe Bungleriambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 6 linesFool's Money Bagsiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 15 linesMiscast Iiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 14 linesMiscast IIiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 8 linesAnticipationiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 11 linesVintageiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 15 linesThe Tree of Scarlet Berriesiambic tetrameter · 12 linesObligationiambic trimeter · 10 linesThe Taxiiambic tetrameter · 12 linesThe Giver of Stars11 linesThe Templeiambic pentameter · 16 linesIn Answer to a Requestiambic pentameter · AABB · 15 linesThe Great Adventure of Max Breuckiambic pentameter · 650 linesSancta Maria, Succurre Miserisiambic tetrameter · AABBCC · 98 linesAfter Hearing a Waltz by Bartókanapaestic trimeter · ABABBA · 66 linesClear, with Light, Variable Windsiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 49 linesIn a Castle36 linesThe Book of Hours of Sister Clotildeiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 330 linesThe Exeter Roadiambic pentameter · AABBCC · 60 linesThe Shadowiambic tetrameter · AABB · 390 linesLate Septembertrochaic tetrameter · AABB · 24 linesThe Pikeiambic trimeter · unrhymed · 18 linesThe Blue Scarfunrhymed · 22 linesWhite and Greentrochaic pentameter · 8 linesAubade5 linesMusiciambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 23 linesA Ladyiambic tetrameter · unrhymed · 17 linesIn a Gardentrochaic tetrameter · unrhymed · 22 linesA Tulip Gardeniambic pentameter · 14 lines

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